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Barber County, Kansas

Barber County had 4,070 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,134.1 square miles of land. It ranks 71st of 105 in Kansas by population and 6th by land area.

Population
4,070
#71 of 105 in Kansas · #2,878 in US
Area
1,134.1 sq mi
#6 of 105 in Kansas · #551 in US
Density
3.6 / sq mi
#83 of 105 in Kansas · #2,859 in US
Median household income
$59,514
#65 of 105 in Kansas · #1,883 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Barber County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Barber County population, land area and income

Barber County had 4,070 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,134.1 square miles of land. It ranks 71st of 105 in Kansas by population and 6th by land area. That works out to 3.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents; Barber County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,514 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,070

3144th1st

2878th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,134 sq mi

3144th1st

551st of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2859th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,514

3143rd1st

1883rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

4,070

105th1st

71st of 105 (KS)

Land area

1,134 sq mi

105th1st

6th of 105 (KS)

Density

3.6 / sq mi

105th1st

83rd of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$59,514

105th1st

65th of 105 (KS)

How Barber County's population changed since 2020

Barber County lost 133 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.2%. That ranks 83rd of 105 in Kansas for growth. The median Kansas county changed by -1.0%, and the state as a whole by +1.1%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Barber County recorded 188 births and 291 deaths, a natural change of -103. Net international migration added +1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -54. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 103 people.

4,20320204,10520214,12520224,07820234,0702024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
188
Deaths
291
Net international migration
+1
Net domestic migration
-54
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-8

Where Barber County is

The Census internal point of Barber County is at 37.222900, -98.685100. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Kansas's 105 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Barber County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Harper County: -1.0%Phillips County: -4.6%Seward County: -2.7%Grant County: -3.1%Pawnee County: -3.8%Haskell County: -4.5%Ness County: -2.3%Logan County: -1.8%Wichita County: -3.6%Greenwood County: -1.7%Stanton County: -0.7%Edwards County: -5.3%Gray County: +1.6%Franklin County: +1.0%Saline County: -1.5%Allen County: -0.9%Lyon County: +1.3%Cloud County: -3.3%Brown County: -3.6%Rice County: -1.1%Lincoln County: -0.6%Osborne County: -4.0%Rooks County: -2.8%Russell County: -0.8%Jefferson County: +0.0%Jewell County: -1.0%Lane County: -5.6%Sheridan County: -1.9%Gove County: -2.1%Trego County: -1.1%Montgomery County: -3.0%Sumner County: +0.1%Graham County: -1.5%Marion County: -1.0%Washington County: +0.8%Stevens County: -4.0%Kiowa County: -0.7%Mitchell County: +0.4%Cheyenne County: +1.3%Ellis County: +0.2%Rush County: -4.6%Scott County: -4.3%Comanche County: +0.7%Wallace County: -2.6%Nemaha County: -2.0%Linn County: +2.6%Ford County: -0.4%Dickinson County: +1.4%Ellsworth County: -0.9%Labette County: -2.3%Cowley County: -1.0%Neosho County: -2.2%Wilson County: -2.2%Thomas County: -1.7%Greeley County: -9.6%Osage County: -0.0%Finney County: +0.1%Kearny County: -3.8%Kingman County: -6.4%Republic County: -1.3%Ottawa County: +2.1%Smith County: -0.5%Crawford County: -0.1%Elk County: -1.5%Miami County: +4.4%Hodgeman County: -3.7%Morris County: -1.7%Morton County: -8.1%Harvey County: -1.0%Meade County: -4.2%Sedgwick County: +2.1%Geary County: -3.6%Woodson County: +0.4%Bourbon County: +0.6%Chase County: -2.6%Pratt County: -0.0%Reno County: -0.8%Chautauqua County: -1.2%Norton County: -2.1%Marshall County: -0.7%Doniphan County: +1.4%Cherokee County: -0.9%Barton County: -2.3%Riley County: +0.8%Butler County: +2.6%Stafford County: -3.7%Anderson County: +0.9%Sherman County: -1.8%Rawlins County: -5.5%Pottawatomie County: +5.7%McPherson County: +0.5%Coffey County: -0.7%Hamilton County: +0.0%Atchison County: -0.5%Shawnee County: -0.4%Leavenworth County: +3.3%Jackson County: +2.2%Clark County: -5.3%Douglas County: +2.7%Clay County: -1.9%Barber County: -3.2%Johnson County: +3.5%Wabaunsee County: +3.2%Decatur County: -1.1%Wyandotte County: +0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.6%
  2. < -1.7%
  3. < -0.7%
  4. < +0.6%
  5. ≥ +0.6%
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Orange pin: Barber County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
37.222900, -98.685100
DMS
37°13'22.44"N 98°41'6.36"W
UTM
14N 527936.6E 4119646.3N
Geohash
9y9gf25xn
Plus code
869368F7+5X

Towns in Barber County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Barber County, 1,708 people together, or 42% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Barber County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Medicine Lodge with 1,708.

  1. 01Medicine Lodge1,708
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Barber County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Barber County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Pratt County, KS, with 9,137 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 206.4 miles NE of Barber County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 80.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Woodward, OK (population 11,750), 68.0 miles away.

Barber County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Barber County is 20007: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 007. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,514.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Barber County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,070. That is down 133 people (3.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,203.

What is the FIPS code of Barber County?

20007. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (007) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Barber County?

Medicine Lodge, with 1,708 residents inside Barber County in 2024.

Which counties border Barber County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pratt County, KS; Woods County, OK; Kingman County, KS; Alfalfa County, OK; Harper County, KS; Kiowa County, KS; Comanche County, KS.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.